Movie Review | Conclave

Movie Review | Conclave

As a Baptist pastor, I know there are two kinds of meetings: The official meeting in the building, where the votes are taken and counted, and the unofficial meeting in the parking lot, where the real business of the church gets done.  “Conclave” is a movie about both...
Movie Review | Monkey Man

Movie Review | Monkey Man

“Monkey Man” tries hard to be an action movie. At the center is the Kid, played by Dev Patel. He carries himself as a man on a mission of revenge, reminiscent of John Wick.   But the subtext of the film is about God.    The movie begins with the young Kid, played by...
Film Review: The Book of Clarence

Film Review: The Book of Clarence

Editor’s Note: There are minimal spoilers included in this review.  Paul Mooney, a great comedian of the past, declared in a stand-up routine that Jesus was black.  Writer/director Jeymes Samuel expands on that idea in “The Book of Clarence.”   The film tells the...
Movie Review | The Boy and the Heron

Movie Review | The Boy and the Heron

I have said for a long time that one should not go see movies. One should go see directors. It is the director whose hand creates what we see on the screen.   One of the greatest directors is Hayao Miyazaki, who has made some of the greatest animated films.  “Spirited...
Film Review: Napolean

Film Review: Napolean

We have entered the season of Oscar bait, which is when studios trot out films at the end of the year in hopes of getting enough eyes to watch and buzz generated to get a nomination. “Napoleon” falls into this category. There are some aspects of the film truly worthy...